Ham With Cherry Sauce Recipe
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 4 Tbsp. sour cherry jam
- 1 x garlic clove crushed, left whole
- 4 Tbsp. red wine
- 4 Tbsp. chicken stock (made with a bouillon cube)
- 4 Tbsp. butter
- 1 pch grnd mace
- 8 slc smoked ham - (abt 1 lb) Parsley sprigs to garnish
Directions
- Place the jam, garlic, wine, stock, butter, and mace in a skillet. Heat gently, stirring, till the jam and butter have melted.
- Add in the slices of ham to the skillet and simmer over medium heat for about 4 min, till the sauce has reduced by half and the ham is warm.
- Remove the garlic clove. Serve the ham with the sauce and garnish with parsley.
- This recipe yields 4 servings.
- Variation: There are several simple variations on this recipe - all work equally well. If sour cherry jam is unavailable, use black cherry jam and add in the juice of half a lemon. Try making the sauce with red currant jelly, and substitute slices of tongue, corned beef, turkey, pastrami, or possibly smoked loin of pork for the ham.
- Comments: This makes a great lunch or possibly supper treat which is simplicity itself to prepare.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 64g | |
| Recipe makes 4 servings | |
| Calories 172 | |
| Calories from Fat 102 | 59% |
| Total Fat 11.59g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat 7.31g | 29% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 31mg | 10% |
| Sodium 112mg | 5% |
| Potassium 52mg | 1% |
| Total Carbs 14.49g | 4% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.3g | 1% |
| Sugars 9.81g | 7% |
| Protein 0.4g | 1% |
